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Studio Tips

It is useful to compare the mix of professional songs to your own. You can compare the loudness of vocals and instruments, where sounds are panned, the effects used etc.
Import the reference song onto its own track in your DAW so that it is routed to the Master. Ensure there are no effects etc. on the Master track.
All of the tracks belonging to the song that you are mixing should be routed to a Pre-Master.
You can then quickly switch between the reference song and your own song so that you can hear the differences and make adjustments to your...